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6 Years in Prison and $1.1 Million in Fines for a Fisherman

The British Columbia Supreme Court sentenced a fisherman to a six-year prison sentence and a total fine of $1,105,718 for illegal fishing and selling of sea cucumbers. Scott Steer is a repeat offender with a long history of serious violations of the Fisheries Act that resulted in a large number of convictions, prohibitions, fines and imprisonment. He had already been prohibited by the courts in 2016 from owning or acquiring fishing gear, from be…
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The British Columbia Supreme Court sentenced a fisherman to a six-year prison sentence and a total fine of $1,105,718 for illegal fishing and selling of sea cucumbers. Scott Steer is a repeat offender with a long history of serious violations of the Fisheries Act that resulted in a large number of convictions, prohibitions, fines and imprisonment. He had already been prohibited by the courts in 2016 from owning or acquiring fishing gear, from be…

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courrierlaval.com broke the news in on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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